Games Contracts in Berkshire

Gaming
South East > Berkshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Games in contract job vacancies advertised in Berkshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Games over the 6 months to 29 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
29 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 119 114 121
Rank change year-on-year -5 +7 -19
Contract jobs citing Games 1 1 12
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Berkshire 0.051% 0.055% 0.50%
As % of the General category 0.088% 0.088% 0.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 9
10th Percentile - - £325
25th Percentile - - £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £550 £438
Median % change year-on-year - +25.71% -23.91%
75th Percentile - - £450
90th Percentile - - £478
South East median daily rate - £438 £450
% change year-on-year - -2.78% +7.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £10.24 - -
Median hourly rate £10.30 - -
75th Percentile £10.36 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median hourly rate £10.30 - -

All General Skills
Berkshire

Games is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Berkshire with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1,130 1,139 1,449
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire 57.10% 62.72% 60.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 550 714 840
10th Percentile £205 £325 £245
25th Percentile £325 £406 £380
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £513 £475
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% +7.89% +5.56%
75th Percentile £589 £631 £575
90th Percentile £650 £700 £640
South East median daily rate £490 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -2.00% - +8.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 88 27 28
10th Percentile £23.13 £19.10 £17.00
25th Percentile £42.50 £22.33 £17.50
Median hourly rate £59.50 £55.00 £21.03
Median % change year-on-year +8.18% +161.59% -1.31%
75th Percentile £70.23 £68.11 £27.06
90th Percentile £87.46 £80.25 £40.25
South East median hourly rate £45.00 £47.50 £20.00
% change year-on-year -5.26% +137.50% -21.57%

Games
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

Job postings citing Games as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.

Job vacancy trend for Games in Berkshire

Games
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Games in Berkshire.

Daily rate trend for Games in Berkshire

Games
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Berkshire

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Games in Berkshire.

Hourly rate trend for Games in Berkshire

Games
Contract Job Locations in Berkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Games within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 29 April 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Reading -8 1 - - 9
Games
South East

Games
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Games Tester
1 1 (100.00%) Tester
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Game Development
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Time Management